FNUS74 KEWX 111229 FWSEWX SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE BEAR-BIG TROUGH...CITY OF AUSTIN NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 729 AM CDT WED AUG 11 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON AUGUST 11. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOES NOT PROVIDE AUTHORIZATION FOR PRESCRIBED BURNS. REFER TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS OR THE TEXAS FOREST SERVICE FOR INFORMATION ON BURN RESTRICTIONS. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE AND THE UPPER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL PROMOTE MOSTLY SUNNY...HOT...AND HUMID WEATHER. INCREASED MIXING WITH DAYTIME HEATING WILL BRING AN INCREASE IN EASTERLY TRANSPORT WINDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS COULD DEVELOP WELL EAST OF AUSTIN...BUT COULD PRODUCE OUTFLOWS THAT MAY ENHANCE EARLY EVENING WIND SPEEDS. AFTER DARK...WINDS SHOULD WEAKEN AND BECOME MORE FROM THE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST. DAYTIME WINDS FOR THURSDAY SHOULD BECOME FROM THE SOUTHEAST. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 98. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-4700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7300-7700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM TEMP............88 93 97 98 RH..............57 47 39 37 20 FT WIND......S 3 SE 5 SE 6 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 3 SE 4 SE 5 SE 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..5 5 10 .TONIGHT... MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......6500-8200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 4800-6100 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM RH..............37 43 54 63 70 74 20 FT WIND......SE 7 SE 6 SE 5 S 3 SW 3 W 2 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 5 SE 5 SE 4 S 3 SW 2 W 2 EYE LEVEL WIND..10 5 5 5 .THURSDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 97. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 4 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......4400-6100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM TEMP............78 79 84 90 94 97 RH..............76 75 62 51 44 38 20 FT WIND......W 1 W 1 SW 3 S 3 SE 5 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..W 1 W 2 SW 2 S 3 SE 4 SE 5 EYE LEVEL WIND.. 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...18 REQUESTED BY...GLEN GILLMAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100811.LITTL.01/EWX